| Autor: |
Said A Al-Busafi, Peter Ghali, Philip Wong, Javier A Novales-Diaz, Marc Deschênes |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 26, Iss 3, Pp 155-159 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0835-7900 |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2012/796313 |
| Popis: |
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a wide spectrum of liver damage and is the most common cause of chronic liver diseases in Western countries. Although a relatively common condition affecting approximately 20% of the general population, NAFLD is especially prevalent in obese individuals, a figure likely to rise as obesity rates in Western countries continue to increase. Liver biopsy remains the gold standard diagnostic method; however, its invasive nature, among other factors, has prompted the need to develop less invasive, alternative methods to quantify hepatic fat and determine disease severity. Xenon-133 liver scanning is one such method that has been in use for more than 10 years in the evaluation of patients with suspected NAFLD. This study compared Xenon-133 liver scan with other currently used, invasive and noninvasive methods of liver assessment. |
| Databáze: |
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